Tsai Residence, Taiwan | Tai & Architectural design

Tsai Residence is a minimalist apartment in Taipei, Taiwan, designed by Tai & Architectural design. The design involved minimum intervention to the original structure, with all surfaces painted white, including exposed ductwork and cables.

Taiwan studio Tai & Architectural Design kept this apartment in Taipei “as minimal as possible” so it can be easily reverted to its original state.The apartment is being rented by a couple working in the city centre, who asked Tai & Architectural Design to create an interior that can be reverted once their lease is up.”This property can be only rented for five years from the government and the user needs to return it in the same condition,” said the architects.

All the surfaces are painted white to keep the space bright and clean, including the ductwork and electric cables exposed across the ceiling.

“We choose the white colour to blur the profile of the space and make the interior as minimal as possible to celebrate the purity of the space,” the architects said.

The front door opens into the living and dining room, which includes a large projector screen on the wall facing the grey sofa.

A door in the large window at the end of the space leads onto a small balcony surrounded by glass balustrades, so the view across the city remains unobstructed from the living area.

White cupboards run under the screen and match the simple dining table, situated beside the separate kitchen.The corridor from the main space leads to the private rooms, with the master bedroom and en-suite bathroom located at the end.

The study and storage space are situated on one side of the corridor, while another bedroom and bathroom are positioned on the other.

Simple freestanding shelving units sit against the walls in the dining area and study, slotting under the ceiling beams.”We kept all the flexibility of the interior and made the storage movable so it can be reused when the contract expired,” said the architects.